2 Hell With Common Sense | ||||
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Released | 1992 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 52:19 min | |||
Label | Polydor Records, Polydor K.K. | |||
Producer | Dave Meegan | |||
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2 Hell With Common Sense is a 1992 album by Power of Dreams. [2] It was released as the follow-up to their debut, Immigrants, Emigrants and Me , and included the singles 'There I Go Again' [3] and 'Slowdown'. [4]
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